Star Wars Fan Builds Homemade BB-8 Droid

Inspired by the events of last week's Star Wars Celebration and the fan-beloved BB-8 droid featured in The Force Awakens, industrial designer Christian Poulson decided to create his own version of the small, spherical robot.

To create it, Poulson split a Sphero toy in half, then attached a neodymium magnet to the toy's robotic stabilization arm. He then attached a head to it using a magnet, which would allow it to stay in place while the homemade replica moved around.

He then adorned the little robot with its signature white-and-orange decor, then showed off the little droid in action. See his whole process in the slideshow below.

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IGN also recently had a go at building a BB-8 droid, but the results weren't quite as impressive as Poulson's.